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What could topple Oblivion from its throne? Family power.

By David Adams

Face it: as fun as Oblivion may be, it's not an adventure the Moral Majority would necessarily get behind. I mean, for one thing, you can run around with long hair, which suggests hippie tendencies. Plus, your male character may never get married in-game, and that's sure to raise eyebrows, especially if your athletic ability gets too high (heading to the gym often, sailor?). Let's not even mention all that magic -- devil's work, the lot.

What's stronger than this vast conspiracy of liberalism? Pull a chair up to the table, son: it's family. And in this entry of Top of the Pops, covering the week ending April 15, the power of classic family values is clearly ascendant: The Sims Family Fun Pack knocks Oblivion back to take the top spot.

UPDATE: We've just been informed that The Sims 2 allows players to build a family with two mommies, or three aliens and a dog.